Our Coordinating Panel

Our Coordinating Panel (CP) members serve as the Board of Directors for the Center for Nonviolence and participate in the activities of the Center’s committees and advisory groups. Through their guidance and expertise, CP members provide oversight for the organization’s general operations and ensure that we are honoring our commitment to our mission and vision.

If you are interested in serving on the Center’s Coordinating Panel please email us at cfn.cp.president@gmail.com.

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    Omowalé-Kétu Oladuwa

    Chairperson

    Poet & Afrikan American community elder with a 30-plus-year history of working with & supporting the work of the Center for Nonviolence.

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    Lormekia Warren

    Vice Chairperson (she/her/hers)

    Advanced family practice nurse practitioner devoted to serving all mankind in the Fort Wayne community with love, pride, and dignity. Honored to continue that compassion in helping others at the Center For Nonviolence.

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    Ines Oldenburg

    Secretary (she/her/hers)

    Montessori teacher that loves inspiring others. I believe in the richness of diversity and the power of collective intelligence and that we can impact positive change for tomorrow together.

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    Maureen Carruthers

    Treasurer (she/her/hers)

    Tech. Industry professional committed to rooting out violence in all its forms so we can all get free together.

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    Rod Bolden

    (he/him/his)

    I am a black man, a father, grandfather, mechanic, wrestler. I welcome the opportunity to reconnect with and offer support to the Center for Nonviolence.

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    Emmanuel Ortiz

    (he/him/his)

    Mixed-race Latino (Puerto Rican / Chicano / Irish-American) community organizer and writer. I believe art must be an integral part of the struggle for liberation and social change. I enjoy soccer, guacamole, and naps.

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    Antonette Payne

    (she/her/hers)

    Lawyer and professor. I joined the Center for Nonviolence because I believe in the work they are doing in ending domestic and other forms of violence.

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    Linda Troop

    (she/her/hers)

    Retired English teacher who still loves to teach. The work of the Center for Nonviolence touches my heart because I grew up in a violent home & formerly lived with an abusive partner.